## TWiki is a Web-based collaboration platform - A TWiki site is an easy-to-use, full-featured open communications environment: - people anywhere on the Web or on an intranet can meet - rich Web text, images, and online multimedia are easily shared - documents and other files can be uploaded and downloaded - all you need is a Web browser and any available network connection ### TWiki is an UNUSUAL Web-based collaboration platform - There's no doubt that, to most people, TWiki at first seems almost the opposite of how the Web and online communications "normally" work. Why? - TWiki operates like a whiteboard for the Web - it lets you and all other users write, place pictures and post links, anywhere on any page. - Not only that, everyone can EDIT anything, anywhere on a page. - At first, this may seem "too" open - it soon becomes second-nature, allowing you the freedom to edit and update the way you want to. ### TWiki is a powerful Web enhancement... - TWiki's parsing engine is written in Perl. It reads a text file, and converts TWiki shorthand into standard HTML, on the fly. The point is to: - make adding and editing text simple _(How simple? Click on the **Edit** link at the bottom of the page...)_ - let you find information _fast_ ([[WebSearch]]) - TWiki provides an intuitive way for people to meet and collaborate, that aspires to the Zen ideals known as [[WabiSabi]]. It finds beauty in the imperfect and ephemeral and constantly evolving. (When it comes down to it, that's all you need.) - TWiki is one of many [[WikiWikiClones]], based on Ward Cunningham's original [Wiki Wiki Web](http://c2.com/). ### "TWiki" stands for... - _Wiki wiki_ means "quick" in Hawaiian. The shuttle at Honolulu Airport is called the _wiki wiki_ bus, which is where the original Wiki web got its name. - _TWiki_ is short for _TakeFive Wiki_, the name of the company where its founder worked. (It was later discovered that _Twiki_ is also the name of an AI robot that co-starred in the [_Buck Rogers..._](http://www.buck-rogers.com/) movie and TV series from 1979 - see TWiki in the logo.) ### Selected TWiki Topics... - [[TWikiSite]] provides a basic big picture overview of the TWiki platform - [[TWikiTopics]] is a quick and concentrated look at the TWiki core - [[TWikiPlannedFeatures]] lists approved additions to future TWiki versions. - [[TWikiEnhancementRequests]] is the place to add your new feature requests. - [[TWiki Documentation|Main/WebHome]]: a compact User's Guide and an in-depth Reference Manual. - [[TWikiHistory]] puts TWiki development on a timeline - [[WikiCulture]] looks at the unique type of collaboration Wiki systems offer. - [[WikiReferences]] links to articles and books about collaboration and Wiki technology. > %X% If you have to log-in to use TWiki, for example, if Twiki is running on an intranet, it automatically signs pages you edit and create with your > > [[WikiName]] > > . If your TWiki installation doesn't require a log-in, TWiki gives everyone the same username: > > [[TWikiGuest]] > > . TWikiTM is a trademark of [[PeterThoeny]], originator and lead developer. - TWiki is developed as Free Software under the [[GNU/GPL|Main/GnuGeneralPublicLicense]] - TWiki's home address is . - Source code is available upon request: see . - [[WelcomeGuest]] is a fast track guide to TWiki. - This site is powered by TWiki version **TWiki-4.1.2, Sat, 03 Mar 2007, build 13046**. -- [[MikeMannix]] - 12 May 2002